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Angela Merici (/ m ə ˈ r iː tʃ i / mə-REE-chee; Italian: [ˈandʒela (de) meˈriːtʃi]; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian Catholic religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the education of girls.
Angela Merici (/ m ə ˈ r iː tʃ i / mə-REE-chee; Italian: [ˈandʒela (de) meˈriːtʃi]; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian Catholic religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the education of girls.
March 21 is the 80th day of the year ... 1474 – Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540) ... Christian feast day:
25 January: The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle – feast; 26 January: Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops – memorial; 27 January: Saint Angela Merici, Virgin – optional memorial; 28 January: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial; 31 January: Saint John Bosco, Priest – memorial
January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1540 – Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, ... Christian feast day: Angela Merici;
The Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula or officially the Secular Institute of Saint Angela Merici, is a secular institute of consecrated women in the Catholic Church founded in 1535 by Angela Merici (ca. 1474-1540) in Brescia, Italy. Their primary focus is the education of women and girls, and the care of the sick and needy.
28 August: Saint Augustine, bishop and Doctor of the Church – Feast; 31 August: Saint Raymund Nonnatus, priest – Feast; 19 September: Saint Mary of Cervellon, virgin – Memorial (Feast for Nuns) 24 September: Our Lady of Mercy – Solemnity; 25 October: Dedication of the Church (if date is unknown) – Solemnity; 6 November: All the Saints ...
Made in 1955 by Eng. Ernesto Vichi, it was erected as a parish on 25 September 1963 by decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara, and entrusted in 1958 to the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. The church was consecrated in 1967 and was visited by Pope John Paul II on 27 May 2001. In 2014, it is home to the cardinal's title of "St. Angela Merici".